Sunshine Parenting

In Episode 53, I'm chatting with my oldest daughter and favorite high school English teacher, Gretchen Monke. She has done a terrific job of connecting with her students and has some excellent insights on how parents can partner with teachers to help kids succeed at school. We discuss four ways to help your child succeed at school. #1 Promote Ownership Over Their own Education Help child take more ownership over their own education. Encourage them to communicate directly with their teacher. #2 Help Them Get Organized Organizational skills are really important. Make sure they have an organized agenda and binder. Digital organization is important, as well. A lot of children don't have organizational skills. "But ultimately is the student's responsibility to take that information and learn it and apply it. And I think sometimes parents place that responsibility on teachers." "I can teach your child how to write a paragraph, but I can't write it for them." #3 Teach Kids to Be Proactive The 7 Habits of Highly Eff